Frame Relay is a high-performance switched data networking access protocol that provides efficient, cost effective high-speed data transfer between two or more intelligent end devices such as bridges or routers.

Frame Relay provides high throughput, low delay and protocol transparency together with extremely efficient bandwidth sharing, flexibility and low cost. Typical Frame Relay Service are a choice for very high-speed applications, like groupware, file transfer, document sharing, imaging, database access, data warehousing, and CAD/CAM.

Frame Relay supports communication between LANs and host computers using connections through the network known as Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs).

Performance:

The CIR allows the customer a committed level of bandwidth plus the ability to burst up to full capacity of the port speed.

High Speed:

The low overhead protocol associated with Frame Relay allows a more efficient use of bandwidth.

Cost Control:

Shared bandwidth, allowing data from several users to share a single network access link and port, reduces port and lines cost as well as equipment costs compared with conventional infrastructures.

Flexibility:

The service offers a flexible provisioning of bandwidth and efficient data throughput via the use of committed (CIR) and excess (EIR) information rates. This allows customers to tailor their networks according to their individual bandwidth requirements.

Reliability:

The service is build over the Qualitynet’s ATM network and provides a high level of resilience and full network redundancy.